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James Lovelock's "Gaia theory" showed that the Earth, its rocks, oceans and atmosphere and all living things are part of one great organism, evolving together over the vast span of geological time. He elaborates here the basis of a new and unified view...

This volume contains a selection of papers that were presented as part of the Sixth International Symposium on Natural and Man-Made Hazards (HAZARDS-96) held in Toronto, Canada during July, 1996. The Symposium was very timely, given the large number of...

One of the basic concepts of ocean biogeochemistry is that of an ocean with extremely active boundary zones and separation boundaries of extensive biochemical interactions. The areas of these zones are characterized by a sharp decrease of element...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994032102Author Arthur Raymond BeaubienFormat PaperbackImprint Epiphi ProductionsPublisher Epiphi ProductionsWeight(grams) 440g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837195476Author Walter Hepworth LewisFormat HardbackPage Count 153Imprint Greenwood PressPublisher ABC-CLIO

Discovering Nature with Young People . . . is a potpourri of materials geared to helping young people aged eight to 16 understand and appreciate nature. Entries cover fiction and nonfiction of all genres and in all formats: articles, books, plays,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780419160403Author C. R. ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 612g

For readers with some competence in PDE solution properties, this book offers an interdisciplinary approach to problems occurring in natural environmental media: the hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and ionosphere. It presents...

The ideas in this book have been developed over the past three or four years while I was working at the Institute of Geological Sciences and later for Golder Associates. During that time all of the geological modelling and resource estimation studies I...

The inferred positions of global paleoshorelines through the 240 million years of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic are presented within this atlas. Thirty-one maps, generally corresponding to stratigraphic stages, provide a snapshot of the continents and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780412292002Author Claude C. AlbrittonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Chapman and HallPublisher Chapman and HallWeight(grams) 760g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875907376Author Valdislav MazurFormat PaperbackPage Count 718Imprint American Geophysical UnionPublisher American Geophysical UnionWeight(grams) 1712g

La France, depuis 1973, a fait de grands e./forts pour reduire sa dependance energetique~' tlle en fera plus encore a l'avenir et il n 'est pas hors de portee, dans le long terme, de couvrir la moitie de nos besoins par la production nationale d'energie...

Benthic foraminifera from the classic southern Caribbean region are presented in this book, to provide valuable information on ranges for biostratigraphers working in the region and beyond. Around 1000 of the more important species are assembled - from...

The internationally distinguished scientists contributing to this volume approach the subject from an ecological rather than taxonomic standpoint and present the basic biology of insects associated with streams, ponds, lakes, and marine habitats.Book...

Coastal aquifers serve as major sources for freshwater supply in many countries around the world, especially in arid and semi-arid zones. Many coastal areas are also heavily urbanized, a fact that makes the need for freshwater even more acute. Coastal...

It is an honour and pleasure to write a foreword to this useful and interesting book. Authors are very well known researchers who pioneered percolation modelling of transport in porous media in Russia from the early 80-th till nowadays. The main scope of...

This is the first book entirely on the topic of Migration of Fine Particles in Porous Media. There are two purposes for the use of this book. First, the book is intended to serve as a comprehensive monograph for scientists and engineers concerned with...

The study of multiphase flow through porous media is undergoing intense development, mostly due to the recent introduction of new methods. After the profound changes induced by percolation in the eighties, attention is nowadays focused on the pore scale...

This unique survey describes the world's ancient phosphorite deposits on a scale never previously attempted. The International Geological Correlation Programme started Project 156, on world phosphate resources, in 1977. An international team of forty-six...

First published in 1977, this book shows the positions of the major continental areas during the past 220 million years as four series of computer-drawn maps. The maps have been drawn for the present day, 10 and 20 million years ago, then at...

This 1958 book sets out the elementary precautions to be taken by anyone handling radioactive isotopes in laboratories. The introductory sections explain the types of radiation encountered, and enumerate the possible dangers from external sources,...

This book was originally published in 1970. Writing from the viewpoint of a geologist rather than a chemist, the author outlines the geologically important organic compounds and their reactions, as well as the fundamental analytical methods used in...

Humans have tried to figure out what formed the landscape of the earth for thousands of years. How were mountains created? Where did lakes and rivers come from? What lies under the surface of the earth? And one concept that greatly aided the scientific...

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This book presents a unique, interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, combining cutting-edge natural science and social science methodologies. Bringing together leading scientists, policy makers and practitioners from around the world, it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036537221Author Gaya HerringtonFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 649g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788184003543Author Joseph P. QuinlanFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Random House, IndiaPublisher Random House, India

Welcome to the world of infographics! This exciting form of data visualisation uses icons, pictograms and graphics to present information to kids in a whole new way. Marvel at the science behind geographical features, ecosystems, volcanoes, earthquakes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780792270263Author National Geographic SocietyFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint National Geographic BooksPublisher National Geographic BooksWeight(grams)...

This book was shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2015. We live in epoch-making times. Literally. The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.5...

BBC 2's 1986 "Horizon" programme won many new followers for Jim Lovelock's startling new theory of life called Gaia. Existing theories held that plants and animals evolve on, but are distinct from, an inanimate planet. Gaia, however, showed that the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781407512686Format HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher ParragonWeight(grams) 117g

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780582416208Author B. J. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint LongmanPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 1459g

This wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences has been compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, and has been substantially revised and updated for this new edition. It is intended as a reference for all students of the subject,...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780656007Author Sarah CreeseFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Make Believe IdeasPublisher Make Believe IdeasDimensions(mm) 203mm * 203mm * 5mm

Written from a creationist viewpoint, this question-answer format provides nontechnical explanations for children or adults who wonder about weather phenomena in Bible times and today.Book InformationISBN 9780801030130Author Donald B DeYoungFormat...

In this lavish companion to the BBC series Earth: The Power of the Planet, renowned science writers Iain Stewart and John Lynch use stunning imagery and the latest scientific discoveries to explain how our remarkable planet functions. Earth has survived...